Fathers of the Victorians; the age of Wilberforce.

"This is the story of a movement of national reform that took place in England from the 1780s to the early years of the Princess Victoria, or roughly through the lifetime of Lord Byron. Begun by a handful of men and women shocked at the decay of English religion and the corruption of English morals, it grew rapidly into huge proportions. In thirty years it had covered England with reforming institutions and made its leader one of the foremost moral figures of the world. It left a lasting impression on all English-speaking countries." [Foreword].Ler mais...

Part I: War on the Gentile world --
Fat bulls of Bashan --
The Moses of the Israelites, a courtier of pharaoh --
Disciples in Caesar's household --
Citizenship in heaven --
Sennacherib's army: The rally around the alter --
Part II: Labouring for the spiritual improvement of others --
Gangrening the principles of the country --
Missionaries to England --
The crisis at Cambridge --
Ten thousand compassions and charities --
Part III: England in danger --
Sable subjects, souls in darkness --
Satan's grand instrument --
Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus.

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"This is the story of a movement of national reform that took place in England from the 1780s to the early years of the Princess Victoria, or roughly through the lifetime of Lord Byron. Begun by a handful of men and women shocked at the decay of English religion and the corruption of English morals, it grew rapidly into huge proportions. In thirty years it had covered England with reforming institutions and made its leader one of the foremost moral figures of the world. It left a lasting impression on all English-speaking countries." [Foreword].